People with lower back pain are usually told to take some paracetamol for relief. But research published today shows that this almost universal advice is misguided. Up to 90% of the population will experience…

Almost all of us have either had it, or can look forward to getting it in our lifetime. In fact, somewhere between about a tenth to a third of us have back pain right now. So is back pain just something…

Keep your high heel-wearing to less than three days a week.
Ed L/FlickrFebruary 24, 2014

High-heeled shoes are thought to characterise femininity and beauty, making the wearer feel self-assured and elegant. But they also alter alignment of the feet, legs, and back, and can have long-term effects…

Choose your over-the-counter painkiller based on the side effects you want to avoid.
Image from shutterstock.comNovember 11, 2013

If you’re anything like me, your medicine cupboard is chockers with various non-prescription pain remedies: liquids, pills, capsules, children’s painkillers, formulations that are “gentle on the stomach…

Infertility, high blood pressure, varicose viens and back pain have been attributed to leg crossing – but what does the evidence say?
Image from shutterstock.comMarch 25, 2013

Almost everyone crosses their legs, whether it’s conscious or unconscious, for custom, for comfort, for effect, to stop your legs splaying, to take pressure off a foot, or for no reason at all. But is…

Cognitive and movement therapies can significantly reduce chronic, unexplained back pain and reduce the time taken off work.
Image from shutterstock.comMarch 20, 2013

Nearly 10% of Australians (1.8 million people) have back problems, according to a report released today by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) (based on data from the 2007-08 National…

Back problems affect one in 11 Australians, with many suffering persistent pain.
Dave77459July 31, 2012